78 results about "Multimedia synchronization" patented technology

A system and method for synchronizing a multiplicity of devices in a multimedia environment is described. The system has at least one central storage and interface device, wherein audio, video, and photographic information including content information and content management information, relating to at least one user, are stored in digital form. The system further has a plurality of zones each having a zone specific storage and interface device being capable of storing or interfacing with information stored in the central storage and interface device, wherein audio, video, or photographic information, relating to at least one user, contained within each one of the plurality of zone specific storage and interface devices and the central storage and interface device, are updated in relation with other zone specific storage and interface devices and the central storage and interface device. This results in the at least one user can be situated at anyone of the zones and access substantially identical audio, video, and photographic information related to the at least one user. The method includes providing the plurality of devices, providing the plurality of zones, determining whether a current synchronization point exists, if a previous synchronization point exists, receiving information from a server, if a previous synchronization point does not exists, sending information to a at least one client by a host, wherein the at least one user is disposed to have control, determining what information is needed by the at least one client, and establishing the resultant state as a synchronization point.

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for creating a synchronizer object in order to playback an event simultaneously on a plurality of a client apparatuses. First, a request is received utilizing a network for viewing an event. Next, the request is queued in memory. In response to the request, an object is created which is adapted to playback the event on a client apparatus simultaneous with the playback of the event on the remaining client apparatuses upon the receipt of an activation signal. The object is sent to one of the client apparatuses utilizing the network for being stored therein.

An apparatus, method, and computer program product are disclosed for synchronizing interactive content with multimedia. A media module is configured to display a multimedia element in a media player capable of multimedia playback. A content module is configured to display one or more interactive content elements associated with the multimedia element. A synchronization module is configured to synchronize the presentation of the one or more interactive content elements with playback of the multimedia element. An input detection module is configured to detect user input in response to a user interacting with the one or more interactive content elements.

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for identifying a plurality of events which are played back simultaneously on a plurality of networked client apparatuses. First, a plurality of events are stored in memory on a plurality of client apparatuses. The events each have a unique identifier associated therewith and which are stored in the memory. In operation, the client apparatuses are adapted to be coupled to a host computer via a network. The identifier of the event which is stored in the memory of the client apparatuses is then retrieved utilizing the network. Such identifier is subsequently compared with an identifier of a scheduled event. If the comparison renders a match, the playback of the event is begun on each of the client apparatuses.

The invention provides a terminal and a multimedia file management method. The terminal comprises a multimedia synchronous description file acquisition module, a description information segment selection module, a multimedia segment acquisition module and an operation module, wherein the multimedia synchronous description file acquisition module is used for acquiring a multimedia synchronous description file which is synchronously played with a selected multimedia file; the description information segment selection module is used for selecting a description information segment from the multimedia synchronous description file; the multimedia segment acquisition module is used for acquiring a multimedia segment corresponding to the selected description information segment from the multimedia file; and the operation module is used for executing predetermined operation on the multimedia segment. By means of the technical scheme, as long as a user selects one section of lyric or caption from the lyric, the caption or other multimedia synchronous description file, a lyric segment or a film and television multimedia segment corresponding to the section of lyric or caption can be automatically acquired for the user, so that playing or editing or other operation can be performed; and the user is prevented from selecting the segment by repeatedly dragging a positioning sliding block in a process of playing a song or a film and television file, so that the user is prevented from a large amount of complex operation.

A method for providing multimedia synchronization for simultaneous isochronous data streams through a frame sync packet in a MDDI communication system, the method comprising the steps of sending a frame sync packet from a host to a client; grouping blocks of the data streams having a pre-determined size within a frame structure; aligning a multimedia content upon receipt of the frame sync packet by the client; and presenting the multimedia content as well as a corresponding apparatus.

A multimedia synchronization method is performed by an aircraft that is wirelessly connected to a plurality of mobile terminals. After receiving a first authorized-user identifier sent by a first mobile terminal, the aircraft receives an aircraft operation command and a photographing command sent by the first mobile terminal. The aircraft performs aircraft flight control according to the aircraft operation command and collects multimedia data in a target photographing region according to the photographing command. Finally, the aircraft stores the multimedia data for which the first authorized-user identifier is used as an index identifier. The aircraft synchronizes the multimedia data to the first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal that accesses the multimedia data.

Various embodiments facilitate multimedia synchronization based on video processing and audio processing. In one embodiment, a multimedia synchronization system is provided to synchronize video and audio content by performing video processing on the video content, audio processing on the audio content, and a synchronization process. The video processing and the audio processing generate recognized lip movement and recognized speech, respectively. The synchronization process determines a match between lip movement of the recognized lip movement and speech of the recognized speech, and synchronizes the video content and the audio content based on the match.

The invention discloses a multimedia synchronization method, a player and a multimedia data making device, wherein the multimedia synchronization method comprises the following steps: establishing anevent index that corresponds to the position of a preset frame in an audio data stream and establishing an association between the event index and a synchronous file, wherein the event index or the synchronous file and the audio data stream are respectively positioned in different files; playing audio data and monitoring whether the played schedule reaches the position of the preset frame that corresponds to the event index in the audio data stream or not; finding out and playing the corresponding synchronous file of the event index according to the association when the played schedule reachesthe position of the preset frame that corresponds to the event index in the audio data stream. The invention can not only satisfy the requirements of multimedia synchronization, especially the electronic book data synchronization, but also is easy to develop and manage.

The invention discloses a system and a method for implementing multimedia synchronous interaction. Multimedia management equipment considers a plurality of mobile communication terminals, which send the same synchronous mark, to be positioned in a virtual synchronous space by utilizing the synchronous mark sent by the mobile communication terminals, and acquires multimedia resources from a multimedia resource pool on the internet by utilizing multimedia resource marks sent by the mobile communication terminals. The multimedia management equipment performs the control for synchronous transmission and synchronous playing of the multimedia resources on the mobile communication terminals in the same virtual synchronous space and enables a plurality of users in the same virtual space to hear the voice of other users in the virtual space simultaneously, thus the users of a plurality of mobile communication terminals positioned at different places can implement multimedia synchronous interaction, just as being positioned at the same place.

The invention discloses an advertisement interactive playing system and advertisement player terminals of the advertisement interactive playing system. The advertisement interactive playing system comprises a background server, a network communication system, the advertisement player terminals, an LBS service system and radio frequency chips. The advertisement player terminals communicate with the background server through the network communication system and each comprises a main chip processor, a liquid crystal display screen, a video decoder, a picture split screen decoder, a 3G network communication module, an audio output module, a radio frequency module, a multimedia synchronization module and a power module. Multiple video files or picture files can be played in the same time through the multiple display screens, information input is supported through the RFID technology, the network communication function is achieved, and the functions that the advertisement files are instantly updated and news is updated in real time are achieved.

The invention discloses a method and a device of multimedia synchronization. The method comprises the following steps of sending an invitation request to a second terminal, wherein the invitation request is used for inviting the second terminal to synchronously play a multimedia file which is the same as a first terminal; when an invitation accepting response returned by the second terminal is received, establishing a link between the first terminal and the second terminal; transmitting the selected multimedia file to the second terminal; and synchronously playing the selected multimedia file with the second terminal. The method and the device, which are disclosed by the invention, are used for multimedia synchronized playback between the terminals.

The invention relates to a synchronous playing control method, device and system for a multimedia. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving synchronous information and associated information of the multimedia from a main player, wherein the synchronous information includes the start playing time and the start playing position of the multimedia on the main player; and the associated information of the multimedia is used for indicating the multimedia; calculating the synchronous playing position of a first multimedia according to the start playing time and the start playing position; and beginning to play the multimedia indicated by the associated information from the synchronous playing position of the first multimedia. By means of the technical scheme, the purpose of synchronously playing the multimedia with the main player can be achieved without a server; the controller manner is flexible; and server resources can be saved.

An embodiment of the invention provides a multimedia synchronizing method for a multiple-system device and an electronic device and relates to the field of computers. By means of the method and the device, multimedia output can be synchronized when a user switches systems, and consistency of effects of multimedia output of the two systems is maintained. The method includes that a multimedia parameter of a first system is obtained, the maximum value of the multimedia parameter of the first system is equal to the maximum value of a multimedia parameter of a second system, the multimedia parameter of the second system is obtained according to the multimedia parameter of the first system, and the multimedia output of the second system is adjusted according to the multimedia parameter of the second system. The method and the device are used for synchronizing volumes and images during system switching of a computer or a mobile terminal.

The invention discloses a layering framework for a multimedia synchronous broadcast and control relationship. The framework maps the multimedia synchronous broadcast and control relationship as a task, and divides the task into 1-L of sub-tasks on a time axis according to a screen dividing arrangement; the relative broadcasting time of the subtask is appointed in the task, the subtask is seriallyplayed in the task; the subtask uses a split screen template or a split screen area to control the display position of broadcasting the content of the multimedia in parallel, each split screen template consists of 1-N split screen areas, each split screen area can bind 1-M of multimedia contents, the relative broadcasting time of the multimedia contents is controlled by broadcasting items; the subtask can be used repeatedly between tasks, the split screen template can be used repeatedly between subtasks; the layering framework for the multimedia synchronous broadcast and the control relationship can lead the elements in the multimedia synchronous broadcast and control relationship to be flexibly used repeatedly; and the broadcast and control relationship has no relation with the specific broadcast and control language.

The invention provides a multimedia synchronous playing method, device and system. The method comprises the steps: obtaining the time difference between local time and the server time of a server; receiving a playing instruction sent by the server, wherein the playing instruction comprises a playing identification and the first playing start time corresponding to the server time; obtaining the local playing start time corresponding to the local time according to the time difference and the first playing start time, and playing a multimedia according to the playing identification when the localtime arrives at the local playing start time. The method provided by the invention achieves the local playing start time corresponding to the multimedia based on the server time, still can guaranteethat all devices carry out the synchronous playing at the first playing start time corresponding to the server time even if the time of arriving at the synchronous playing devices of the multimedia isdifferent because of network delay, solves a problem in the prior art that the synchronous playing of equipment terminals cannot be guaranteed because of the dependence on the network influence, andimproves the multimedia synchronous playing precision and user experience.

The invention relates to an edit system with multimedia synchronous play and relative method, wherein it can be used in the teaching system with synchronous multimedia video and animation play function; it builds cue point in the play section and edits the play method of animation section, to make the animation elements to be played according to the cue point, to synchronously play video and animation.

The present invention relates to data processing equipment and method, and is especially one computerized language repeater for playing back multimedia information as one language learning tool and its repeating method. The equipment of the present invention consists of microprocessor, control interface, phonetic chip, RAM and other modules. The method of the present invention includes transceiving control information via the control interface, controlling the multimedia system to obtain corresponding multimedia information of learned content from other carrier, and playing back in the multimedia system the sound, text, image or other multimedia information. The present invention has the functions of repeating, following, comparing and others.

A method and an apparatus for converting multimedia data of a digital format to multimedia data of an analog format, such as NTSC or PAL is disclosed, multimedia synchronous digital multimedia interfaces may be supported in a similar manner. The digital format includes image data and timing data where the timing data includes presentation times stamp information for the image data and is compatible with a communication system in which the transmitter and receiver operate based on a global clock, such as a GPS clock.

The invention discloses a multimedia synchronous playing method, device and system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: sending target play items of multimedia data in main control equipment to slave units; and when a judging result shows that a multimedia file fitted with the target play items exists in a slave unit, invoking the multimedia file which already exists in the slave unit and is fitted with the target play items, and performing synchronous playing. As the multimedia file already saved in the slave unit is directly triggered for synchronous playing, cache resources of each slave unit are utilized sufficiently for resource integration, the operating pressure of the main control equipment is reduced, occupation of network bandwidth is reduced, the entire network environment is optimized, network congestion is avoided, synchronous playing becomes smoother and stabler, and user experience is improved.

The embodiments of the invention provide a multimedia synchronous play method, apparatus and system, and a terminal. According to the embodiments of the invention, a cached media data packet is played, then whether a system clock synchronizes with a system clock of a reference play device is detected, if not, current play progress information of the reference play device is obtained, according to the play progress information, a target media data packet currently needing to be played is determined from the cached media data packet, and the target media data packet is played. According to the scheme, multimedia play synchronization between multimedia play devices can be improved.

The invention discloses a multimedia synchronous playing method, device and system and a terminal. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring an actual data transmission rate corresponding to a transmission channel between main control equipment and slave equipment and an average data transmission rate corresponding to the transmission channel; and adjusting a data transmission rate of the transmission channel according to the actual data transmission rate and the average data transmission rate in order to realize synchronous playing of the main control equipment and the slave equipment. In a synchronizing process, transmission delay between the main control equipment and the slave equipment is controlled by control of data transmission rates with the slave equipment through the main control equipment to realize synchronous playing regulation and control of the slave equipment, and the main control equipment does not need to perform complicated interaction with the slave equipment, so that the interaction stress on the main control equipment is relieved.